The details
The renovations of the Municipal Service Center will now include two new vertical inventory systems, an approved purchase not to exceed $409,406 from Kardex Remstar.
The shelving system will be integrated in the new floor plan and will be a vertical carousel that optimizes space for high-density storage. The funds will come out of the capital projects facilities fund, according to city documents.
The city is in the midst of $14.8 million worth of improvements for the service center that was damaged in a tornado in December 2022.
What happened
An amended contract with Freese and Nichols Inc. was approved for work for water treatment and a wastewater treatment facility.
The proposed plan calls for $20 million in updates, the first at the facility since 1989, according to city documents. A maximum price contract could go to council in the spring of 2025.
One of the changes is to split the facility into an upper administration building and a lower garage and workshop, otherwise, the original layout could’ve had construction delays. This change will save $600,000, according to city documents.
The other changes are the addition of a generator to the new administration building for emergency power outages and a secondary plant gate with remote entry to improve chemical deliveries and haul-offs.
The total cost for both changes is $108,448 with a 10% contingency that brings the cost to $119,292. Funding will come from the Enterprise Fund, according to city documents.
Also on the agenda
There were two contracts awarded that dealt with technology used by various city departments.
Network switches will be installed for multiple city properties: convention and visitor bureau, the train depot, convention center, Palace Theater, Dove Waterpark, Pleasant Glade Pool, water towers, Vineyard Campground and fire stations.
City documents stated the existing network switches, which help each place communicate with each other such as computers, printers and servers, are aging and need replacement.
ePlus Technologies Inc. was awarded a contract in an amount not to exceed $846,969 from the Capital Equipment Purchase Fund, according to city documents.
Another purchase was for new fiber media converters for the city of Grapevine IT network from FluxLight Inc. in an amount not to exceed $19,862.
The fiber media converts will provide an upgrade to the hardware speed from 10 to 40 gigabits to 100 gigabits per second from the data center, according to city documents.
What else?
Council approved the purchase of guardrails and installation on West Kimball Avenue and Lakeridge Drive for an amount not to exceed $52,080.
Texas Traffic and Barricade was awarded the contract, which is being funded out of the permanent capital maintenance fund, according to city documents.
City Manager Bruno Rumbelow said the guardrail will be placed around a curve that is near Lakeridge Drive.
One more thing
The gym, racquetball courts and dance rooms at The REC of Grapevine will be resurfaced by Ponder Company Inc. in an amount not to exceed $19,085.
The work includes repainting the gym free-throw line, adding pickleball lines to the north gym and sanding down one of the racquetball courts for maintenance.
This funding will come from the Permanent Capital Maintenance Fund, according to city documents.
